THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) is confident that all 93,977 Optical Mark Reader (OMR) machines will have been delivered for inspection and testing even if it has yet to sign a contract with technology provider Smartmatic Corp.

Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista on Tuesday said negotiations for the first lot of 23,000 OMRs is ongoing. The contract may be signed either on Wednesday or Thursday.